Dear Patient,
Below you will find a list of leading neurologists and neurosurgeons in Israel who have been chosen in the Forbes Doctors 2024 list.
We have curated a selection of qualified specialists in neurology and neurosurgery from the Forbes list, who offer expert consultation, second opinion and treatment for a wide range of neurological disorders. These conditions include complex brain and spinal cord issues, epilepsy, stroke, neurodegenerative diseases such as Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s and others. Our selected doctors also excel in addressing traumatic brain injuries and performing precise surgical interventions to improve patient outcomes.
Our team hope this list helps you find the best care for your neurological needs.
Choose your Neurologist or Neurosurgeon in Israel from Forbes Ranking
Managers of Hospitals‘ Departments and Research
Best Neurosurgeons of Israeli from Forbes Doctors 2024
Dr. Sagi Harnof – Senior neurosurgeon, director of the neurosurgery department at Beilinson Hospital, Rabin Medical Center, assistant professor at UVA Medical Center in the USA. Specialist in microsurgery of cerebral blood vessels, complex endoscopic surgeries, experimental treatments for cerebral hemorrhages and for the prevention of vasoconstriction after subarachnoid hemorrhages.
Prof. Sergey Spector – Senior neurosurgeon at the Assata Hospital. Specialist in brain tumors, tumors at the base of the skull and brainstem operations, meningiomas, acoustic neuromas or tumors on the optic nerves, trigeminal neuralgia, pituitary adenoma, chordomas and chondrosarcomas, hemifacial-spasm. Over three thousand surgeries.
Doctor Margalit Nevo – Director of the neurosurgery department Shaare Zedek. Expert in skull base surgeries, brain tumor surgeries, complex benign tumors, acoustic neurinoma surgeries, pituitary tumors – pituitary adenoma.
Dr. Roberto Spiegelman – Director of the Stereotactic Radiosurgery Unit and the Functional Neurosurgery Service at the Sheba Medical Center – Tel Hashomer. Specialist in movement disorders, treatment of tremor (HIFUS), epilepsy, deep brain stimulation, parkinson’s initial tremor, dystonia, pain treatment, radiosurgery, oral treatments, MVD surgery, cancer pain, cordotomy, stereotactic surgeries, radiosurgery, neurosurgery, stereotactic neurosurgery.
Doctor David Orion – Director of the stroke unit at Sheba Medical Center. Senior Brain Catheterization Specialist, Sheba Hospital, Tel Hashomer. Specialist in tinnitus of vascular origin, dizziness due to problems with cervical and cerebral blood vessels, stents in carotid and brain arteries, treatment of cerebral aneurysms, treatment of vascular malformations in the brain and spinal cord, the impulse in the carotid arteries, stroke, detection and prevention of stroke, detection and prevention of cerebral hemorrhage.
Prof. Jonathan Roth – The director of the neurosurgical system, the director of the pediatric neurosurgery department at Dana-Doek Children’s Hospital, Ichilov. Expert in dealing with hydrocephalus, brain tumors, colloidal cysts, arachnoid cysts, craniopharyngiomas, endoscopic surgeries, epilepsy surgeries in children and surgeries in patients with tuberous sclerosis.
Prof. Ido Strauss – Director of the functional neurosurgery unit and director of the stereotactic radiosurgery service in the neurosurgery department at Sourasky Medical Center Tel Aviv (Ichilov). Specialist in neurosurgery, MRI-guided laser surgeries for burning epileptic foci and brain tumors, minimally invasive treatments for uncontrollable pain in cancer patients in order to disconnect the pain pathways in the spinal cord and brain and relieve suffering.
Dr. Yuval Shapira – Director of the neurosurgery department is an expert in neurosurgery, the director of the peripheral nerve reconstruction unit
Invasive neuroradiology (brain catheterization)
Dr. Tali Yonash-Kimchi – Director of the neuroradiology and brain catheterization Unit, imaging department. Neuroradiologist, specialist in brain, spine and nervous system imaging, brain catheterization. Ichilov, Tel Aviv Medical Center.
Best Neurologists in Israel from Forbes Doctors 2024
Epilepsy Specialists
Dr. Firas Fahoum – Director of the Epilepsy and EEG unit in the neurological department. Ichilov, Tel Aviv Medical Center.
Alzheimer’s, Memory and Cognitive Neurology Specialists
Dr. Noa Bergman – Director of the cognitive neurology service (memory and concentration disorders), neurology department, Ichilov Hospital.
Parkinson’s and Movement Disorders Doctors
Prof. Nir Giladi – Director of the Department of Neurology, Tel Aviv Medical Center. Full professor in the regular track in the Department of Neurology of the Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University. Specialist in neurological disorders, has a unique interest and knowledge as well as having a world reputation in the field of gait disorders, balance problems and falls, diagnosis and treatment of Parkinson’s disease and parkinsonian movement disorders as well as movement disorders such as tics, tremors, involuntary movements such as dystonia and chorea, connection between movement, cognition and emotional disorders such as anxiety and depression and has unique experience in the field of diagnosing and treating the side effects of antipsychotic drugs.
Multiple Sclerosis
Dr. Arnon Karni – Director of the Neuroimmunology and Multiple Sclerosis Unit, Neurological Department Sourasky medical center, Ichilov. Specialist in neurology, multiple sclerosis, myasthenia gravis, neuromyelitis optica, neuroimmunological diseases: autoimmune diseases that damage the nervous system, general neurological diseases.
Dr. Keren Regev – Director of the Multiple Sclerosis Service, Neurological Department. Expert in multiple sclerosis headaches, epilepsy, inflammatory neuromuscular diseases, dizziness, peripheral nerve diseases (neuropathy), muscle diseases (myopathy), myasthenia gravis, postural disorders
and balance, ADHD (from age 16 and over).
Headaches
Dr. Daniel Oved – Director of the headache and facial clinic at the Sourasky Ichilov Tel Aviv Medical Center. Board of Directors member of the International Headache Society. Principal investigator in many clinical studies in the field of headache treatment in Israel and around the world.
Prof. Gal Ifergan – Director of the neurology department at the Soroka Medical Center. Specialist in neurology, migraine, stroke, specialist in headaches and facial pain, Parkinson.
Neuromuscular diseases
Prof. Vivian Drori – Director of the neuromuscular diseases unit, the neurological department at the Ichilov Hospital. Specialist in neurology, electromyography and neurophysiology – EMG Institute, ALS and neuromuscular disorders.
Stroke Specialists
Dr. Chen Halevi – Head of the stroke department, the neurological department. Doppler Institute
Related information about doctors and treatment in Israel
⇒ All Doctors from Forbes 2024
